No More Ebay
Douglas
the dump. The Indus GT, Final Cartridge, Infocoms, as well as the
Amiga stuff. I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a
fair price for it. Oh well, lesson learned...
Golan Klinger
> Well I guess all the rest of the Commodore stuff I have is going to
> the dump.
That seems as drastic as it is silly.
> I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a fair price for it.
You would rather throw them out than get what you deem a "fair price"?
Perhaps fair market value is deterined by what people on eBay are willing
to bid so why not start your auctions at $0.01 and let the chips (no pun
intended) fall where they may? Surely that would net you more money than
dumping them and getting nothing. Alternately, post your items for sale
here and see what happens.
Or did you make your post just to irritate people?
--
Golan Klinger
Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.
adric22
for most Commodore stuff is essentially pennies these days.. Did it
occur to you that maybe your stuff just isn't worth anything anymore?
Heck, I just bought a flat-screen iMac G4 1.25 Ghz off of ebay for
$68. Who would have thought? Computer stuff just depriciates, and
does so quicker than most other goods.
Robert Roland
<dandtc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a
>fair price for it. Oh well, lesson learned...
Could you please give a little more detail? I have never sold anything
through Ebay, but I have a few things that I want to get rid of, but
are too nice to throw away.
--
RoRo
Michael
> I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a
> fair price for it. Oh well, lesson learned...
Lesson learned? What happened?
5k3105
spend their money because they're not sure if they're going to lose
their job or when they'll find work again..
I know it's nice to get $$ for your stuff but stop blaming ebay and
take a little blame yourself. It's your responsibility to choose when,
where and to whom you sell.
DanSolo
I didn't see your Infocoms on ebay. Do you have a complete Zork
Trilogy, Stationfall or anything nice like that?
Six of Style
c72b0c...@y4g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
Really? That's awesome!
The value of my collection just went up because some whiny douche increased
its rarity by destroying similar items!
Kelli Halliburton
What you think is 'a fair price' and what the actual market value is may
be two very different things.
The fact that you only consider those two options as valid is a telling
point. It never occurred to you to rethink your pricing, nor to offer it
for carry-away.
The Commodore 64 is 27 years old. The Amiga is 24. Even the Amiga 4000
is 17 years old. How much do you really think you can get for their
peripherals?
Sean Huxter
"Douglas" <dandtc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:efe5fe76-3fcf-4edf...@y4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
In a marketplace as vast as eBay, the fair market value is what you can get
on eBay.
You may think otherwise, but if you put up an item you cherish, a gem, you
suspect, that should net you at least a thousand bucks and all you can get
for it is $20, then guess how much it's worth?
Twenty bucks.
Guess how overinflated your value of it is? 980 bucks.
So seriously: What kind of INFOCOM stuff do you have? I'm a collector.
I just bought a Wishbringer and Hitchhiker's game with Invisiclues and an
Invisiclues marker for $20.00 last week, including shipping.
As with any group of products, some are worth more than others. Damn, if you
had the original flying saucer package for Starcross, it would be worth
hundreds. Just last week a mask package of Suspended went for at least $150
(that's when I stopped watching it.)
Those are rare. Most INFOCOM games aren't. But a complete one, with all the
feelies and docs, can be worth something.
So what do you have?
Sean.
winston19842005
UpydnfNkm9HJIsvX...@giganews.com, "Sean Huxter"
<sean....@SPAMverizon.net> wrote:
I put an original Leather Goddesses of Phobos on eBay about 3 years ago.
With box, 3D glasses, comic book, scratch-n-sniff, low starting bid, 5.25"
disk for the PC.
Got 0 bids...
Suppose the media could be a problem, but I could've put it on something
newer...
Sean Huxter
"winston19842005" <bjjl...@NOSPAMbellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:C67C39AE.E2B7%bjjl...@NOSPAMbellsouth.net...
Possibly that particular game isn't a very popular one. It's one of my least
favorites.
Medium may be the problem... when I bought those two games, Wishbringer and
HHGTTG, the seller asked how I was going to run them. I told her the games
are all freely runnable on almost any system she could imagine, including an
iPod... she was a bit surprised.
Sean.
DanSolo
wrote:
> I put an original Leather Goddesses of Phobos on eBay about 3 years ago.
> With box, 3D glasses, comic book, scratch-n-sniff, low starting bid, 5.25"
> disk for the PC.
One of their most popular games for probably their most popular
platform. I'm not sure why you would expect lots of interest, though I
do think it's a great game.
>From: "Sean Huxter" <sean.hux...@SPAMverizon.net>
>Just last week a mask package of Suspended went for at least $150 (that's when I stopped watching it.)
I can't bring myself to follow the Mask/Saucer auctions at all anymore
they're so pricey. Humpf.
winston19842005
03f08ad9-a940-44bf...@g31g2000yqc.googlegroups.com, "DanSolo"
<daniel...@ucd.ie> wrote:
> On Jul 10, 5:19�am, winston19842005 <bjjlya...@NOSPAMbellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>> I put an original Leather Goddesses of Phobos on eBay about 3 years ago.
>> With box, 3D glasses, comic book, scratch-n-sniff, low starting bid, 5.25"
>> disk for the PC.
>
> One of their most popular games for probably their most popular
> platform. I'm not sure why you would expect lots of interest, though I
> do think it's a great game.
Yep, it was the only one I ever bought. I still don't understand to this day
how I was always drawn to the "Ladies" room when I started playing.
Perhaps it was just more fun playing as a girl. Yeah... that's it! ;)
Mr. X
news:efe5fe76-3fcf-4edf...@y4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
Please consider a retro enthusiast oriented site or one dedicated to the
items in question. There are people who actively buy Infocom stuff but they
have also been burned by ebay scammers and so don't buy there any more.
This one has no listing fee at all.
http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/html/sellers_guide.htm
There's also people that will swap things. I've swapped PC stuff for Amiga,
etc.
At the very least there's Craig's List.
X
Mark McDougall
> Douglas wrote:
>> I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a fair price for it.
Translation: "I didn't get the price _I_ think it's worth, so eBay sucks".
> Or did you make your post just to irritate people?
Likely. A "take my bat and ball and go home" moment... ;)
Regards,
--
| Mark McDougall | "Electrical Engineers do it
| <http://members.iinet.net.au/~msmcdoug> | with less resistance!"
Steven Hirsch
You might want to entertain offers from the readers of this newsgroup? A good
place to start would be a concise listing of exactly what you have.
Sam Gillett
"Steven Hirsch" <snhi...@gmail.com> wrote ...
If he reads the thread Ramswell started about a SuperCPU 128 there is little
chance of that! ;-)
--
Best regards,
Sam Gillett
Change is inevitable,
except from vending machines!
Douglas
crap like that, very "Fung Shui"!
I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
dump.
But since nobody thinks it's worth anything they certainly won't be
sorry that they didn't get it cheap right!
And yes, I would rather throw it all away than let some smug a##hole
lie about it's worth and get a deal at my expense, only to sell it for
more later!
:)
P.S. The Infocom stuff included a copy of Quarterstaff, Journey,
Arthur, Cutthroats, & Suspect...but hey it's all old and wasn't worth
anything right!!!
5k3105
> I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
> dump.
Good. Now you can stop trolling.
5k3105
> P.S. The Infocom stuff included a copy of Quarterstaff, Journey,
> Arthur, Cutthroats, & Suspect...but hey it's all old and wasn't worth
> anything right!!!
Liar. Prove it.
DanSolo
> P.S. The Infocom stuff included a copy of Quarterstaff, Journey,
> Arthur, Cutthroats, & Suspect...but hey it's all old and wasn't worth
> anything right!!!
Not to me it wasn't anyway. Two of the most bog-standard Infocoms and 3 of
them that were never released for the C64.
Good riddance.
5k3105
> Good riddance.
For the past three years all this guy has done on usenet is 'WTB'. Why
buy shit you're going to throw away? What an asshole.
Mark McDougall
> I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
> dump.
>
> But since nobody thinks it's worth anything they certainly won't be
> sorry that they didn't get it cheap right!
How old are you? 9?
Steven Hirsch
> Man that felt great! It's amazing how liberating it is to cast off old
> crap like that, very "Fung Shui"!
>
> I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
> dump.
>
> But since nobody thinks it's worth anything they certainly won't be
> sorry that they didn't get it cheap right!
>
> And yes, I would rather throw it all away than let some smug a##hole
> lie about it's worth and get a deal at my expense, only to sell it for
> more later!
Has anyone done research on the psychology of trolling?
Bill Buckels
"Douglas" <dandtc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the dump.
I filled a 30 foot garbage bin of old fish nets and other crap last fall and
had it hauled away, then followed-up this spring by taking several more
additional loads of crap away in my utility trailer.
I got you beat! So there!And you can't even buy used fishnets on ebay. And
yes, I would rather throw them all away than let some smughole catch fish
with my old nets.
PS - the garbage bin also included some old ball bearings and hydraulics and
old electric motors, but hey it was all old junk and not worth anything at
all except to some braindead junk collector.
I won't be parting with my C64's and C128 anytime soon though. Each to their
own I guess.
Christian Brandt
> Man that felt great! It's amazing how liberating it is to cast off old
> crap like that, very "Fung Shui"!
Stop posting your personal psychological background and state of messed
up household to this group, you are not only annoying but also offtopic.
Christian Brandt
Douglas
Don't try and bring me down with your "negativity" man...
Let your old useless wasteful non-green electronics go...
Quit being the problem, start being part of the solution....
Your children, grand children, great grandchildren and the rest of the
worlds species will thank you for it...
Live up to your namesake CHRISTian......
5k3105
> Don't try and bring me down with your "negativity" man...
what a ridiculous use of the quote :/
> Let your old useless wasteful non-green electronics go...
By chucking it in the garbage instead of recycling by finding a buyer?
> Quit being the problem, start being part of the solution....
you ARE 9, right?
> Your children, grand children, great grandchildren and the rest of the
> worlds species will thank you for it...
Yeah, thanks for throwing away stuff that others could have used.
> Live up to your namesake CHRISTian......
you must be a complete cheeseball. a troll and a tard. go away.
J. Robertson
*yawn*
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:03:08 -0700 (PDT), Douglas
<dandtc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
*snip boring attempt at trolling*
There have been many trolls in this group over the years. You are the
least creative of them. Keep trying, though. Maybe some day you'll
achieve some troll originality that will make your parents proud they
let use their computer!
Jason
Sam Gillett
"Douglas" <dandtc...@yahoo.com> wrote ...
> Man that felt great! It's amazing how liberating it is to cast off old
> crap like that, very "Fung Shui"!
>
> I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
> dump.
Perhaps some day someone will throw *you* in the dump and you will be smashed
by a bulldozer. They say what goes around comes around... >:-p
--
Best regards,
Sam Gillett
It looks like your gene
pool could use a filter!
winstonsmith
You say this bullshit and yet you dumped yours in a dumpster?
You call that "being part of the solution"?
You are an idiot!
Kevin
-> Let your old useless wasteful non-green electronics go...
->
-> Quit being the problem, start being part of the solution....
->
-> Your children, grand children, great grandchildren and the rest of the
-> worlds species will thank you for it...
I don't have kids and I drive a massive 4x4 with a petrol guzzling 2L engine.
I'll use my non-existant kids, their non-existant grandkids, etc carbon foot
print and leave this planet knowing I had some good fun.
So there I've got you beat, now go away.
Clocky
It takes more energy and resources to make a new PC the it does to run an
old 8 bitter for a lifetime.
Something for you to ponder whilst you are dreaming up your next pathetic
attempt at trolling.
Groepaz
> Well I guess all the rest of the Commodore stuff I have is going to
> the dump. The Indus GT, Final Cartridge, Infocoms, as well as the
> Amiga stuff. I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a
> fair price for it. Oh well, lesson learned...
right on! i stopped even thinking about buying c64 stuff on ebay long ago
because of all the clowns demanding ridiculous prices for everything plus a
pile of poop. lesson learned indeed. last time i got c64 stuff (outside of
ebay) i got maybe 1 cubicmeter of stuff and i paid a whopping.... $0. ebay
sucks indeed.
--
http://www.hitmen-console.org http://magicdisk.untergrund.net
http://www.pokefinder.org http://ftp.pokefinder.org
Ich ziehe meinen Hut vor den Hackern. Die zeigen denen, die fï¿œr ihre
angeblich todsicheren Codes Millionen und Milliarden investiert haben, dass
sie fï¿œr das Knacken von Codes nur eine halbe Stunde gebraucht haben.
<Rod Gonzalez>
Groepaz
go make a demo about it !
--
http://www.hitmen-console.org http://magicdisk.untergrund.net
http://www.pokefinder.org http://ftp.pokefinder.org
Wenn einer mit Vergnï¿œgen zu einer Musik in Reih und Glied marschieren kann,
dann verachte ich ihn schon; er hat sein groï¿œes Gehirn nur aus Irrtum
bekommen, da fï¿œr ihn das Rï¿œckenmark schon vï¿œllig genï¿œgen wï¿œrde. Diesen
Schandfleck der Zivilisation sollte man so schnell wie mï¿œglich zum
Verschwinden bringen, Heldentum auf Kommando, sinnlose Gewalt und die
leidige Vaterlï¿œnderei, wie glï¿œhend hasse ich sie, wie gemein und
verï¿œchtlich erscheint mir der Krieg; ich mï¿œchte mich lieber in Stï¿œcke
schlagen lassen, als mich an einem so elenden Tun beteiligen! Tï¿œten im
Krieg ist nach meiner Auffassung um nichts besser, als gewï¿œhnlicher Mord.
<Albert Einstein>
lu...@garbage.com
it all after you left. i stuck it in my trunk and have been selling it. i
made a ton of dough off it so far. anything else you wanna throw out that
i can sell?
> From: Douglas <dandtc...@yahoo.com>
>Man that felt great! It's amazing how liberating it is to cast off old
>crap like that, very "Fung Shui"!
>I just took the rest of my Commodore 8-bit and Amiga stuff to the
>dump.
>But since nobody thinks it's worth anything they certainly won't be
>sorry that they didn't get it cheap right!
>And yes, I would rather throw it all away than let some smug a##hole
>lie about it's worth and get a deal at my expense, only to sell it for
>more later!
Bill Buckels
<lu...@garbage.com> wrote:
>so dat was you i saw dumping that stuff?
i sawdat too luke but you wuz too quick fer me... i wuz too bizzy goin' thru
sum apple II stuff and din't git dere until da afternoon. buy dat time da
seagulls were poopin' on da empty ground.
very "Fung Shui"!
DanSolo
Dammit, I was at the other end of the dump filling a wheelbarrow with
Mount Drash tapes and KIM-1s. I missed the whole thing.
5k3105
> Dammit, I was at the other end of the dump filling a wheelbarrow with
> Mount Drash tapes
"In fact, some retailer near Vancouver, B.C. had dumped unsold
software over a cliff, and this is where one of the only known
complete copies were eventually found[1]."
I know where that is and I'm building a little hut at the edge where I
will spend the rest of my days.. searching.. waiting..
Sam Gillett
"DanSolo" <daniel...@ucd.ie> wrote ...
I was in the middle of the dump rolling around in the trash while I laughed
my ass off at all you other clowns! ;-)
--
Best regards,
Sam Gillett
Change is inevitable,
except from vending machines!
Bill Buckels
"5k3105" <christi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>"In fact, some retailer near Vancouver, B.C. had dumped unsold software
>over a cliff, and this is where one of the only known complete copies were
>eventually found[1]."
>I know where that is and I'm building a little hut at the edge where I will
>spend the rest of my days.. searching.. waiting..
When I was a kid in the 60's I spent several years hitchhiking between
Vancouver and the prairies. In those days psilocybin mushrooms grew wild in
and around Vancouver. Is this perhaps in one of those areas that you have
taken-up residence?
The shrooms are absolutely inpirational if taken in small quantities (deadly
if not) and I perfectly understand why one might want to spend ones
remaining days on this planet waiting pointlessly hovering for cbm artifacts
if so. Might I suggest that you occasionally visit one of the squat sites
for a "tent city" meal to avoid starving in your modest hut? And perhaps you
qualify for an SRO and a welfare check... one never knows until one asks.
Bill Buckels
willy46pa
> Well, it could be we're in this recession thing where nobody wants to
> spend their money because they're not sure if they're going to lose
> their job or when they'll find work again..
>
> I know it's nice to get $$ for your stuff but stop blaming ebay and
> take a little blame yourself. It's your responsibility to choose when,
> where and to whom you sell.
Well, now. I'm on Social Security Disabilty, and am still spending
money,
just not on things I don't think are worth what they are asking, and
certainly
not on something just because it's bigger, or faster.
For example, I just bought a 2nd Generation iPod Shuffle. Yes, it's
only
1GB, and holds up to 240 songs, but that's all I need. Sure, the 16GB
iPod Nano is nice, and if used with a dock as a home music system it
is great, but not for me.
Also, I must agree that unless I am developing hacks for it, I
wouldn't have
more than 2 C64's, which I now have. I have a Vic-20, and quite a
number
of peripherals. When you find the guy who IS looking for Commodore,
well,
then you'll get what you want, unless, as in my case, he knows what
it's
worth. Sorry. That's just how things are these days.
willy46pa
> Douglas <dandtcarr...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:efe5fe76-3fcf-4edf-ba6c-
> c72b0c0e6...@y4g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Well I guess all the rest of the Commodore stuff I have is going to
> > the dump. The Indus GT, Final Cartridge, Infocoms, as well as the
> > Amiga stuff. I'm tired of getting screwed on Ebay trying to get a
> > fair price for it. Oh well, lesson learned...
>
>
> The value of my collection just went up because some whiny douche increased
> its rarity by destroying similar items!
Hear, Hear, and my thanks go out to him as well. I, actually,
hadn't even thought of that. Thank you for pointing it out.
bud
Group: comp.sys.cbm Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 10:58am (CDT-2) From:
garber...@gmail.com (willy46pa)
script:
>For example, I just bought a 2nd
>Generation iPod Shuffle. Yes, it's
>only 1GB, and holds up to 240 songs,
>but that's all I need.
And, believe it or not, _I_ don't even need that.
People that think that everyone should pay top dollar for whatever is
offered are plain lame.
salaam,
dowcom
To e-mail me, add the character zero to "dowcom". i.e.:
dowcom(zero)(at)webtv(dot)net.
The fact that 'conventional wisdom' is indeed 'conventional',
does not, in any way, imply that it is wise.
Garberstreet Electronics
"bud" <dow...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17948-4A6...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net...
>
> Group: comp.sys.cbm Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 10:58am
> (CDT-2) From: garber...@gmail.com (willy46pa)
>
> script:
>
>> For example, I just bought a 2nd Generation iPod
>> Shuffle. Yes, it's only 1GB, and holds up to 240
>> songs, but that's all I need.
>
> And, believe it or not, _I_ don't even need that.
>
> People that think that everyone should pay top dollar
> for whatever is offered are plain lame.
FYI, I have bought cheaper, less advertised MP3 players,
only to have them fail on short order.
In this case, $49 is a reasonable price, and so, this
not only pays for the device, but for the guarantee that
it will work for a while, and if not, then I can get a
replacement under Apple's warranty plan.
For this same reason, I bought my latest digital camera
at Radio Shack. Sure, I could have saved $10 by ordering
from a 3rd party online shop, but, I wouldn't get the
service there that RS gives me.
Garberstreet Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com
Ladmo
wrote:
> "bud" <dow...@webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> news:17948-4A6...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net...
>
>
>
> > Group: comp.sys.cbm Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 10:58am
>
> > script:
>
> >> For example, I just bought a 2nd Generation iPod
> >> Shuffle. Yes, it's only 1GB, and holds up to 240
> >> songs, but that's all I need.
>
> > And, believe it or not, _I_ don't even need that.
>
> > People that think that everyone should pay top dollar
> > for whatever is offered are plain lame.
>
> FYI, I have bought cheaper, less advertised MP3 players,
> only to have them fail on short order.
>
> In this case, $49 is a reasonable price, and so, this
> not only pays for the device, but for the guarantee that
> it will work for a while, and if not, then I can get a
> replacement under Apple's warranty plan.
>
> For this same reason, I bought my latest digital camera
> at Radio Shack. Sure, I could have saved $10 by ordering
> from a 3rd party online shop, but, I wouldn't get the
> service there that RS gives me.
>
> Garberstreet Electronicshttp://www.garberstreet.com
Radio Shack and 'Service' in the same breath?!? Surely you jest!!! In
the 60's and 70's RS was great for hobby/repair dudes...I think those
days are long gone... Of course just my opinion, and like most
people's, I'm sure it stinks!
Christian Brandt
> People that think that everyone should pay top dollar for whatever is
> offered are plain lame.
Like the old proverb (I guess from the non english speaking world):
Whose proud about expensive spendings obviously has nothing else to be
proud about.
Christian Brandt
Christian Brandt
> FYI, I have bought cheaper, less advertised MP3 players, only to have
> them fail on short order.
I bought and gave away a dozend MP3 players over the last four years,
most being �8 Trust with an added medium quality �5 headphone and
because I bought well a dozend I actually did pay even less. They use
sd-memory for data so you can plug in anything from a �1 512MB to a �20
32GB card. Audio quality is surprisingly good which is no wonder because
the digital-analog-converter don't differ much from other players.
If those gadgets die you just get another one. They are available from
Hama, Trust, inova and many more.
http://images.google.de/images?q=hama+dmp-200&b
Christian Brandt